Here’s One For The History Books

Don’t panic, Kevin’s got it under control – our banks are as safe as houses he reckons (pardon the pun).
There’s no escaping the fact that this week has been a week from hell and will probably go down in the history books as exactly that.
Australian shares had their worst day since the crash of 1987, [...]

Sharemarket in free fall…

This time it’s serious. Below 4000 points.

Snakes and Ladders

We go up, and then we go down.
I was just having a chat to one of the managers here at the insurance company I am currently working for.
His comment is that investors just do not know who has the bad debts out there, and until all of the debts come out in the wash, [...]

Weekend Wonderland

Welcome to weekend wonderland! 
The thread where we can discuss anything we like and catch up over the weekend.
Our thoughts go out to Shane who’s nursing his whippet back to health.  We also welcome our new movie reviewer Kevin, and rumour has it – renowned commentator on all things Iraq war related and financial markets – John [...]

Lemon Tree: a bitter sweet film

Lemon Tree is another foreign languages film which is well worth the cinema trip.
According to Eran Riklis, the Israeli director,
Lemon Tree is a simple story about people who find themselves fighting over matters that could have been resolved quite easily if they would just listen to each other.
…this is really a film about solitude as [...]